imperial princess

Chapter 074: Raising money, countries come to commit crimes

Wei Changyi's death did not cause any waves. It is said that he died from the collapse of the house caused by the aftershock. As for his grand son, who is also a martial arts practitioner, why is he so defenseless? No one will care except the Marquis of Wei An In the current disaster, there are too many people who have died, and few people even have the time to pay condolences, so Wei Changyi quietly withdrew from the stage of history.

The situation in Pingyang City was worse than they imagined. The whole city was turned into ruins, including the Pingyang government office. The situation outside the city was even worse. Most of the villages were surrounded by mountains and rivers. The village was either directly buried by the collapsed mountain, or completely swallowed by the raging flood. When Rong Che led his people there, all they saw were ruins and corpses. It would not be an exaggeration to describe that scene as a purgatory on earth.

As soon as the imperial court received Rong Che's autograph report, the raised food, grass and medicinal materials were sent over. Because of Ye Zhao's repeated reminders, Rong Che also specifically stated in the report that the rats in Pingyang City were rampant. Therefore, Ye Zhao used the fastest speed to pack all the pills prepared by himself and the factory, and sent them to Pingyang City together with the grain and grass.

There is no doubt that Pingyang City is the epicenter. With it as the center, cities with a radius of about [-] miles have different degrees of disasters. The only thing to be thankful for is that the population is not dense in this era, and the distance between cities is relatively long. , there were less than five state capitals in the hardest-hit area, and the rest of the city was similar to the capital city, except that some houses that had been in disrepair collapsed, but the city walls were not damaged. Compared with Pingyang City, the casualties were almost negligible.

"It seems unfair to me that merchants cannot become officials within three generations. To put it bluntly, everyone here, who doesn't have a few shops at home? Isn't this considered a business? You can all do business, why? Do you want to deprive others of their qualifications to be officials? Merchants themselves are indeed not suitable to be officials. Why not their relatives and children? I don’t have to overthrow the law now, but the court needs money, and most of the merchants have money. We accept their large sums of money. Why not grant one or two scientific examination quotas? The quotas are only quotas. Whether they can use this to become an official depends on whether they have real skills. Say, isn't it a good thing?"

In the imperial study room, the emperor sat high on the dragon chair, the cabinet and the six important ministers were separated to the left and right, and Ye Zhao, who was standing in the exclusive position of the prince, had a serious face. He, mainly because during this period of time he has made him a little skeptical about life, no matter what they say, he can draw inferences from one instance, leaving them speechless.

There are too many places that need disaster relief. Officials from all over the country request the imperial court for assistance several times a day. The little property that the treasury has finally accumulated is almost squandered in a short period of time. How can there be disaster relief without money?Therefore, Ye Zhao once again proposed to exchange the quota for the scientific examination in exchange for large donations from merchants. This time, it is destined to be impossible to accept donations from only a very small number of merchants like last time. It will not bring too much pressure on the imperial examination. The cabinet Most of the people in Hebu and Liubu expressed their opposition, so Ye Zhao asked mercilessly again.

"Extreme times require some extraordinary means. The veteran thought that what the princess said was reasonable. When the previous dynasty encountered a major disaster, the court even openly donated officials and sold titles to raise money. We just exchanged imperial examination places for money. There is nothing wrong with it. .”

After a long silence, the old Shoufu took the lead to speak, perhaps because he had been abused too much by someone during this period, but he thought very openly.

"My minister also agrees. It's not that the minister is open to money. You don't know that salt and rice are expensive if you are not in charge. Now that you are raising food, grass and medicinal materials to help the people rebuild their homes, which one is free of money? If the Ministry of Commerce hadn't sold a large number of colored glazes, the treasury would have been unable to support it. gone."

The next person who expressed his support was Chu Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He can save money at any time, but he can't do it now, which leads to the outflow of money. Know where to conjure money to raise supplies.

"However, once the number of scientific examination places granted to merchants is opened, isn't the law just like a nonsense?"

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice also has his considerations. Although in his own heart, he also feels that this is indeed a good way to raise a large amount of funds as quickly as possible. It has been proved by the popularization of new agricultural machinery a few months ago.

"That's right, the imperial court openly traded the number of places in the scientific examination. Is it unfair to those students who have studied hard for ten years?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who is in charge of the imperial examination, followed closely behind. If he could, why would he be willing to sing against the Crown Princess?His proposal can indeed make them feel refreshed now, but what about later?How are they going to wrap it up?

"If you want the horse to run, but don't feed the horse, that's something that people can do. After taking the donation from the merchant, but there is no feedback at all, who will trust the court in the future? I know what you are worried about, but It seems that they are afraid that scholars will make trouble. If they have the ability to make trouble, don’t they have the ability to overthrow the heirs of businessmen? What the court needs are truly talented people, not nerds who can only study hard. If they insist on making trouble, then they should be banned. The law that merchants cannot become officials within three generations."

Before anyone else could speak, Ye Zhao blurted out again, with the support of the emperor, he has been unscrupulous since he entered the court, and he has offended many people, but every initiative he makes is from the court and the people, which is also hated. If you can't get up, at most you are becoming more and more jealous of his sharp lips.

"Okay, dear ladies, you don't need to discuss any more. I think what the chief assistant said is reasonable, and you will use extraordinary measures in extraordinary times. Zeng Aiqing, the Ministry of Commerce has the most dealings with merchants, so I will leave this matter to you. Remember, don't be too eager for quick success. Save some face for the imperial court, don't let our eating look too ugly."

Rubbing the center of his brows tiredly, the emperor had already made a decision, and he did not blindly support Ye Zhao, but at this time, money is needed everywhere, otherwise, where would he go to raise money?Without money, is it possible to watch the people suffer?It's just a quota for the scientific examination, and it's not a direct donation to the government. It won't shake the foundation of the country, so there's nothing wrong with it. As Ye Zhao said, if scholars really want to make trouble, he doesn't mind revising the law.

"Yes, Wei Chen obeys the order."

Zeng Tianhao, Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, took the order, probably because he had more contact with the merchants. He is very supportive of the princess. Money is not everything, but at this time, it is absolutely impossible to have no money , One more donation can save countless lives. Are those lives not as good as a few small imperial examination places?

Now that the emperor has made a decision, no matter whether the ministers agree or not, it is inconvenient to say anything more. The happiest thing is Chu Shangshu of the household department. As long as he thinks that a large amount of money will be entered into the account, he can't help but laugh. All cracked behind the ears.

"Pingyang City, and the surrounding Tianhai City, Huicheng, Tongyang City, and Yunlu City, as expected by the princess, they discovered the plague one after another. Fortunately, the prince distributed the pills and treatment prescriptions to various places in the first place, so the epidemic did not disappear. There is a large-scale outbreak, but the demand for pills and medicinal materials to treat the plague continues unabated, Zhaoer, can your factory still supply it?"

It has been more than ten days since the disaster struck, and things that should happen have happened one after another. The epidemic is one of them, and the prevention and control is mainly supported by Ye Zhao's factory, although he has already given the prescription to Rong Che , but collecting medicinal materials to cook decoction also requires manpower, material and financial resources, and the finished pills are undoubtedly convenient and fast.

"Father, don't worry. With the post-disaster reconstruction, the rat infestation that was suddenly compressed in the living space will also disappear. This is one of the reasons why I proposed to divide the troops to help the people rebuild their homes at the beginning of entering the dynasty. The prince said Most of the people in Pingyang City cheered up, the army and the people are united, and there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome."

Thinking of the situation where he proposed to let the army assist in disaster relief and help the people rebuild their homes on the first day he entered the court, Ye Zhao couldn't help laughing. At that time, he was a group of officials. took them.

"That's good. What I am most worried about now is a large-scale outbreak of the plague."

As he said that, the emperor rubbed the center of his eyebrows again. This has almost become his habitual action. What is gratifying is that with their tireless efforts, the disaster has been effectively alleviated and has not deteriorated further.

"Father, I..."

"Report, a quarter of an hour ago, the frontier was lit up with smoke."

"what?!"

Ye Zhao's voice was interrupted by the soldiers rushing into the imperial study room, the emperor stood up with a whoosh, his widened eyes were instantly bloodshot and red, and the expressions on the faces of all the people present were also extremely ugly. Here comes, the border gates are lit up one after another, indicating that all the surrounding countries have taken action. With the current situation in the southern country, how can it resist the rich wolves, tigers and leopards from all directions?

"Father, my son has a bold proposal, I don't know if it should be said or not?"

In the almost suffocating silence, Ye Zhao suddenly stood up and faced the emperor, his delicate and beautiful face was full of rigor and solemnity.

The emperor was taken aback, and everyone in the room looked at him unanimously. If possible, they wanted him to stop talking if he knew it was wrong. In the past, when he was outspoken, it was enough for them to have a headache. Now that he is polite, what he said I'm afraid it's not just as simple as giving them a headache, but in the current situation, everyone is taking chances. What if his proposal is really good?

"speak!"

After regaining his senses, the emperor sat back in a deep voice. He wanted to hear what a bold proposal it was, which made his princess learn to be polite.

"Father, I propose to increase all troops to the borders of the northeast and west, and at the same time send dead soldiers to sneak into the border towns of various countries secretly, waiting for the opportunity to assassinate the enemy generals. As long as they can get close, I will have a way to let them succeed, but can they It depends on their own ability to get out of the body."

"What about the southern border? The south is the powerful Chen State, which claims to have millions of cavalry. If you don't increase troops to the south, won't they let them drive straight in?"

As soon as Ye Zhao's voice fell, he was questioned by the Minister of the Ministry of War. In his opinion, his idea was not only bold, but simply whimsical.

"The princess should have something to say, right?"

In contrast, the old Shoufu is much calmer. After all, he has been slapped in the face so many times. It is impossible to be careless. Based on his understanding of him during this period of time, how can he not know how terrible the consequences of letting go of the southern border are? ?

"It's still the old Chief Assistant who understands me."

Smiling at the old Shoufu, Ye Zhao turned to Yu Shangshu of the Ministry of War: "Because the southern border is facing Chen Guo, I don't plan to increase troops and assassinate the enemy generals. At most, the crisis will be temporarily relieved, and it is impossible to stop them The pace of aggression, but what I want is this buffer period. As long as I make good use of this opportunity, while defeating Chen Guo with an absolutely crushing momentum, let the enemies on the other borders see that our southern border is still full of soldiers and generals, and no one will be defeated. Dare to act rashly, and when the news of our defeat of Chen Guo spreads, I can assure you that no one will dare to invade our border again."

Compared with contributing to agriculture and finding ways to generate income for the treasury, fighting is his forte. Even though the wars in the interstellar era are completely different from the wars here, some essential things are still the same, such as the art of war and the formation of troops. formation.

【End of this chapter】

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